| dc.contributor | Industry and Economy Division | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Seo, Yong–Chil | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kim, Jeong–Hun | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hong, Ji–Hyung | |
| dc.contributor.author | Park, Jung–Min | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | South Korea | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-12-02T07:01:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-12-02T07:01:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/11471 | |
| dc.description | This paper summarizes the national inventory of mercury release into all media (air, water, land, impurity in products,
general wastes and sector specific disposal) from South Korea, using UNEP mercury Toolkit. Total mercury input and
release, distribution into different media, major contributors by source categories are discussed. The total quantified
mercury release into different phase media was 284.0 t/y and 281.3 t/y in Level 1 and 2 estimation, respectively.
Mercury release from primary metal production, waste incineration, extraction and use of fuels/energy sources were
dominant. The replacement of output distribution factors in the Toolkit by real data from mass balance study in the
anthropogenic sources resulted decrease in the share of mercury emission into air from 20.6% to 9.6%. Comparison of
mercury releases into the atmosphere estimated by the Toolkit Level 2 with real distribution factors data and our
earlier estimation with measurements in the selected industries showed only a little discrepancy, with reasonable
variation. These differences are due to the use of efficient process technology and air pollution control devices. Since
most mercury is released in waste and by-products, recovery and safe storage issues are to be emphasized in the future
studies. | |
| dc.description.uri | http://www.unep.org/chemicalsandwaste/Portals/9/Mercury/A_Inventories/SOUTH%20KOREA%20Mercury%20Inventory%20Report.pdf | |
| dc.format | Text | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Global Mercury Partnership | |
| dc.rights | Public | |
| dc.subject | mercury | |
| dc.subject | air | |
| dc.subject | water | |
| dc.subject | land | |
| dc.title | National inventory of mercury release into different phase media
estimated by UNEP Toolkit in South Korea | |
| dc.type | Reports, Books and Booklets | en_US |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being | |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation | |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 14 - Life Below Water | |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 15 - Life on Land | |
| wd.topics | Chemicals and Pollution Action | |
